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Helena (packet sailboat)
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Helena was a China packet built by William H. Webb in 1841. Helena is often called a "pre-clipper"[2] or "early clipper ship",[3] type of the fast ships that were a precursor to the fast clippers that dominated the China trade routes for years to follow.[4]
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Name | Helena |
Owner | N. L. and G. Griswold [1] |
Builder | William H. Webb |
Launched | 1841 |
Fate | Lost at sea in 1857 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Packet[1] |
Tonnage | 598 OM |
Length | 134'6" |
Beam | 31'4" |
Draft | 20' |
Propulsion | Sails |
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